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May 16, 2012 | 01:09

Acclaimed Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies at 83

May 15 - Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies in Mexico City at the age of 83. John Russell reports.

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Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's most eloquent and widely read authors and a fierce critic of governments, died on Tuesday (May 15) after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He was 83.
Fuentes' best-known works include "The Death of Artemio Cruz," "The Old Gringo" and "The Crystal Frontier."
Local media said Fuentes died in a Mexico City hospital on Tuesday following heart problems.
Dividing his time chiefly between Mexico City and London, Fuentes dovetailed literature - writing more than 30 books that have been translated into two dozen languages - and social observation throughout his career.
Carlos Fuentes - the son of diplomats went on to study law.
In the 1980s he was a frequent critic of U.S. intervention in Central America and lambasted the effects of U.S. immigration policy on Mexican migrant workers .
Mexican President Felipe Calderon and other political and cultural leaders quickly paid tribute to Fuentes on Tuesday.
John Russell, Reuters.

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